Articoli contrassegnati con “Competition”

Recently increasing attention has focused on the importance of gender diversity in relation to women’s legibility in the work places. In this respect, Italian legislator has made a step forward by issuing a law on diverse composition of companies’ management. This spring 2013 more than 70 listed Italian companies will renew their board composition and… continua

Italian statutory provisions on non-competition covenants Case study Supreme Court decision Conclusion Italian statutory provisions on non-competition covenants If an employer wishes to extend protection against competitive conduct even after the termination of an employment relationship, it must provide an ad hoc non-competition covenant within the employment contract or in a separate stand-alone document. Pursuant… continua

On March 9 the Italian Government approved a Law Decree setting forth for the first time a broad set of governmental intervention and veto powers in certain strategic sectors: defense; energy; transportation; communications. This new set of rules will have a significant impact on companies operating in such sectors. In particular, the new rules include… continua

On March 3 2011 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Ján Mazák issued a non-binding opinion on Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique SAS v Président de l’Autorité de la Concurrence and Ministre de l’Économie, de l’Industrie et de l’Emploi (Case C-439/09). In it, Mazák argues that selective distribution agreements which impose a general and absolute… continua